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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region North Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
179
464
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
75
178
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
170
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
164
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
93
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
90
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
19
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Atlantic Ocean
2 Families width 10 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Atlantic Ocean
6 Genera with 10 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1835Fiddler crab4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Atlantic Ocean
10 Species
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Uca (Leptuca) pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic sand fiddler
Uca minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in North Atlantic Ocean
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ocypodoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Ocypodoidea at itis.gov
Ocypodoidea at marinespecies.org